An explanation.
The current plot was not an endless loop.
That would not fit the author's imagination at all. The disaster arc would continue, but the number of Players had shrunk to just over a million.
Let me clarify: Lu Wu was no longer part of the original loop.
For example, the protagonist's world was A, while the world he had entered was B.
This time, when the protagonist entered World B, he would bring it the same plot progression as World A. In other words, World B's protagonist would enter this loop, but World A's protagonist had already broken free from it. The subsequent plot would involve Lu Wu's exploration and growth, as well as his interactions with the Players.
The later developments would definitely be different. The author had other plans for the specifics, which would be explained later.
The recent acceleration of the plot was also because of this. Explaining it would mean spoilers, but not explaining it would make it difficult for you readers to accept, so I could only speed things up and reveal the truth behind the foreshadowing as soon as possible!
That was, the true relationship between Lu Wu and Little Bei Li.
As for the faster pace of the earlier plot, it was indeed somewhat abrupt, but it was also part of the setup.
First of all, this book had always made one point clear: the ancient gods were protected by the Great Emperor, so they would not die easily.
And the highest-level Players had already reached the demigod stage. Naturally, the later plot could not continue with them killing ancient gods to level up and develop. There had to be changes.
It was just that I had not handled the pacing well, and the plot jumped ahead too much. I apologize